A suitable set up shall be designed to provide an uplift force to the piles. The load increments and the consequent displacements shall be as per the case of a vertical load test.The safe load shall be the least of the following: a) 2/3rd of the load at which the total displacement is 12 mm or the load corresponding to a specified permissible lift. b) Half of the load at which the load displacement curve shows a clear break